What was found
PILOT REPORTS PITOT HEAT FAIL CAS DURING ROUTINE FLIGHT. VERIFIED PITOT HEAT SYSTEM IS WORKING AND ISOLATED THE ISSUE TO A FAILED INTERNAL HEATER IN THE RH PROBE. INSTALLED AND TESTED NEW RH PROBE.
- Difficulty date
- October 8, 2023
- Submitted
- October 23, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N778TC
- Make and model
- Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
- Aircraft serial
- 000085
- Aircraft time
- 2,359 hours, 2,408 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3030 · Pitot/Static Anti-Ice System
- Part
- Pitot Tube
- Part number
- 10043540001
- Part serial
- 755812
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- R/H Pitot Heater
- Part time
- 1,291 hours, 1,496 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.